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Originally posted by: Bateluer
Too bad the MIRs take 12 weeks if they ever come at all. Some excellent deals on graphics cards right now, thanks entirely to AMD's RV770s.Looks like Nvidia is trying to clear inventory to make room for their 55nm GT200b chips.
Originally posted by: james1701
This makes for a tough decision. Buy now with MIR and get a 280 for as low as 329.99 or wait for smaller die and the price will go up to 499.00 again.
Originally posted by: james1701
This makes for a tough decision. Buy now with MIR and get a 280 for as low as 329.99 or wait for smaller die and the price will go up to 499.00 again.
Originally posted by: Leyawiin
Buy now, buy later - the majority of systems (for people considering such a card) can't make full use of its power as it is.
Originally posted by: SteelSix
Originally posted by: Leyawiin
Buy now, buy later - the majority of systems (for people considering such a card) can't make full use of its power as it is.
hehe, I know one game that will bring a single GTX 280 to it's knees...
Originally posted by: chizow
BFG GTX 280 OC for $315
Very hot price, by some estimates its like they're paying you to buy it.....![]()
Originally posted by: Phew
Originally posted by: james1701
This makes for a tough decision. Buy now with MIR and get a 280 for as low as 329.99 or wait for smaller die and the price will go up to 499.00 again.
Since the 55nm GT200 chips don't even get distinct model numbers, I don't expect the new cards to be more expensive than we are seeing now. Consumers won't even know which die size they get until they open the box. NV did the die shrink to save themselves money, not for any benefits the consumer may see in power consumption or overclocking.
Why should they charge a premium for a card that costs them less to manufacture?
Originally posted by: chizow
BFG GTX 280 OC for $315
Very hot price, by some estimates its like they're paying you to buy it.....![]()
Originally posted by: nRollo
(been too lazy to grab the other 280 out of my son's machine)
Originally posted by: Ocguy31
Originally posted by: Phew
Originally posted by: james1701
This makes for a tough decision. Buy now with MIR and get a 280 for as low as 329.99 or wait for smaller die and the price will go up to 499.00 again.
Since the 55nm GT200 chips don't even get distinct model numbers, I don't expect the new cards to be more expensive than we are seeing now. Consumers won't even know which die size they get until they open the box. NV did the die shrink to save themselves money, not for any benefits the consumer may see in power consumption or overclocking.
Why should they charge a premium for a card that costs them less to manufacture?
Is this confirmed? Link?
Originally posted by: nitromullet
Good deal, but you will wait FOREVER for your rebate from BFG. Got a conformation email from their rebate processor in mid Oct confirming receipt of my paperwork, and they haven't even mailed the damn rebate yet. EVGA has the fasted rebates in my experience, but I know they have switched to using a third party for a lot of them now and I have no experience with them.
I hate rebates in general.
Originally posted by: chizow
Expreview GTX 260 55nm
Important thing to note is that there are only 14 physical RAM chips and doesn't look like there's traces or a solder spot for more, so while this pic confirms a 55nm GTX 260 it doesn't guarantee there's going to be any 55nm GTX 280s unless there's another PCB design out there with 16 RAM slots. The cores are marked differently and the cards are not fully shrouded, so that may tip you off if you look carefully.
Expreview GTX 295 55nm
Breaking news about the GTX 295 seem to indicate the 240SP cores will go towards the GTX 295 instead of any die shrunk GTX 280. Interesting that the 448-bit bus and RAM will remain the same, wonder if its a similar die shrink + ROP/memory controller cut as with G80 to G92.
The recently released tesla fx card with a 55nm gt200 has a 512 bit memory bus suggesting that they managed to preserve that during the shrink.Originally posted by: chizow
Expreview GTX 295 55nm
Breaking news about the GTX 295 seem to indicate the 240SP cores will go towards the GTX 295 instead of any die shrunk GTX 280. Interesting that the 448-bit bus and RAM will remain the same, wonder if its a similar die shrink + ROP/memory controller cut as with G80 to G92.
:laugh:Originally posted by: nitromullet
Originally posted by: chizow
BFG GTX 280 OC for $315
Very hot price, by some estimates its like they're paying you to buy it.....![]()
Good deal, but you will wait FOREVER for your rebate from BFG. Got a conformation email from their rebate processor in mid Oct confirming receipt of my paperwork, and they haven't even mailed the damn rebate yet. EVGA has the fasted rebates in my experience, but I know they have switched to using a third party for a lot of them now and I have no experience with them.
I hate rebates in general.
Originally posted by: nRollo
(been too lazy to grab the other 280 out of my son's machine)
Too lazy to SLI? Damn, that's %$#&'n lazy!
That's like, I could kick ass at fps games, but I'm too lazy to hit the 'W' key, so I just strafe back and forth.
Originally posted by: Phew
Since the 55nm GT200 chips don't even get distinct model numbers...